• ABOUT 200 MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE LIVING WITH THE VISION LOSS CONDITION AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (AMD).
  • OF THE TWO TYPES OF AMD, MOST PEOPLE HAVE DRY AMD.
  • Past Research Shows there are severe Risk Factors for AMD, Nonmodifiable Including Factors such Genetics, and modifiable Like Eating a Healthy Diet.
  • A New Study Has Found That A Combination of Genetics and Drinking Instant Coffee May increased to Person’s Risk of Developing Dry AMD.

Researchers Estimate That About 200 Million People Around The World Are Living With Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)-An Eye Condition Impacting A Person’s Central Vision, Causing Blurrines Or Oter Vision Issues.

OF THE TWO TYPES OF AMD, MOST PEOPLE HAV DRY AMD, WHERE DAMAGE TO THE EYE’S MACULA – ANA LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE RETINA – HAPPENS NATURLY WITH AGE. Wet Amd Oscurs When Abnormal Blood Vessels Grow in the Back of the Eye, Harming The Macula.

There are severe Risk Factors For AMD. Sub of these Risk Factors are not changeable, Such as Age and Genetics. Others are modifiable Risk Factors, Such as Smoking, Weight, Exercise Levelsand diet.

Specifically, Following to Healthy Diet that is high in antioxidants Like lutein and zeaxanthin, minerals Like zinc, vitamins C and e, and omega-3 fatty acids could help loower the risk for AMD.

“Amd is a leading cause of vision loss among the elderly in reveal country,” Siwei Liu, MD, A Researcher in The Department of Ophthalmology for Shiyan Taihe Hospital AT Hubei University of Medicine In China, Toled Medical News Today.

“As There Is Currently No Cure, Identifying New Modifiable Factors Is Crucial for Slowing Disease Progression, Preservation Vision, and Improving Patients’ Quality of Life,” Liu Added.

Liu is the lead author of a new study published in the journal Food Science & Nutritionwhich has found that a combination of genetics and drinking instant coffee may increased to person’s risk of developing dry AMD.

How are Coffee and Genetics Linked to Macular Degeneration?

For This Study, Refectchers First Obtained Coffee Consumption Data For More than 500,000 participants from the uk Biobank Genome-Wide Association Studies (Gwas) Summary Statistics. Scientists broke participants into decaffeinated, Ground, and Instant Coffee Consumption Groups.

Scientists Also Obtained Both Dry and Wet Amd Data For Adults 50 and over from The Finngen Gwas Dataset.

“Coffee is One of the Most Widely consumed Beverages Worldwide and is rich in polyphenols and antioxidants that may offer neuroprotective effects,” Liu Explanred.

“At the Same Time, Growing Evidence Shows That Genetics influence dietary preferences. Studying the Genetic Predisposition to Coffee Consumption and its Relationship with Amd Risk May Help Reveal Potential Causal Links Between Diet and Eye Diseases,” The Study Author Note.

Instant Coffee May increased Dry Amd Risk Sevenfold

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At The Study’s Conclusion, Refracchers identified an overlap Between to Person Genetic Device Towards Drinking Instant Coffee and Their Risk for Dry AMD.

Additionionally, Within This Genetic Correlation, Scientists Found That Drinking Instant Coffee, Compared to other Types of Coffee Consumption, Increased Dry Amd Risk by About Sevenfold.

“This Genetic Overlap Suggests that there may be shared biological Pathes or Metabolic Mechanisms Connecting The Preference for Instant Coffee With The Risk of Developing Dry Amd,” Liu Said. “It provides new insight into amd pathogenesis and offers a potential direction for personalized prevention Strategies, Such as generated lifestyle interventions.”

Researchers Stated They Did Not Find Any Association Between Coffee Consumption and Wet Amd Risk.

For the Next Steps in This Research, Liu Said She and Her Team Plan to Validate The Association in Independent Populats and Functional Behavior Studies to Explore Whether The Metabolic Pathways Linked To Instant Coffee Consumption Are Directly Involved in Amd Pathophysiology.

“We also aim to performing longitudinal Cohort Analysis to clarify the causal relationship Between Coffee INTAKE AND AMD PROGRESSION,” Liu Added.

Too Soon to Make Assumptions About Instant Coffee

MNT Had the Opportunity To Speak with David I. Geffen, Od, Faao, director of optometric and refractive service at the gordon schanzlin new vision in La Jolla, Ca, About This Study.

“This Study Finds An Interesting Association with Instant Coffee and AMD,” Geffen, Who Was Not Involved in the Research, Commented. “With Our Population Living Longer, AMD is One of the Leading Disabilities in The Senior Population. Any Change in Lifestyle To Minimize This Risk is Well Worth Exploring.”

“With The Large Increased in Amd Seen in (The United States) it is important to continue with vital research in This Area,” I have added. “The Costs Associated with Caring and Treating Amd Patients It Is Worthile To Find Ways To Minimize The Risk Associated with This Disease.”

Geffen Said That While He Found This Research Interesting, He was to see a More Direct Association Before He Wouled Tell Patients Not To Drink Instant Coffee.

I have explained that:

“Questions Like How A lot of instant were Being Consumed by Thue Individuals With Amd. Also, Is Social Economic Class Associated With This? Is There Sum Lifestyle Associated With The Risk In Sirse Individuals? Drinking. ”

More evidence on the Health Risks of Processared Foods

MNT Also Spoke with Benjamin Bert, MD, A Board-Certified Ophthalmologist at Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, About This Research, Who Shared That It Fascinated Him in Two Different Ways.

“First the Study Demonstrates One of the Future Directions of Medicine That We Have Been Hearing About: Direting Care Based Off Of Sub Specific DNA DNA Risk Profile,” Bert, Who Was Not Involved in the Research, Explained. “In This Study They Found That People Have a Higher Risk of Dry Amd With Certain Genetic Markers and Consumption of Instant Coffee.”

“WHICH BRINGS The Second Fascinating Part of the Study, Food As Medicine,” I have continued.

“More and more we are performing how ur food and drink choices can impact our overal health. This Study Once Again Points To The Dangers of Highly Process EdSed Foods, Like Dehydratred Instant Coffee, Compared to its More Natural Form of Brewed Coffee, Which RISKS. ”

– Benjamin Bert, MD

“With Additionional Research, It Would Be beneficial to know other foods that could be risks for these patients,” Bert Added. “Is Instant Coffee The Only Food Risk? Does The Conclusion of this Study Apply to All Highly Processsed Foods?”